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Lake District Adventure: Safe and Fun with Expert Guides
4.6
10 Ratings
Cumbria
Experience the thrill of Ghyll Scrambling in Keswick with expert guides, top-notch facilities, and seamless transfers. Adventure awaits in the Lake District.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Keswick Extreme - Ghyll Scrambling, also known as gorge walking and canyoning is the ultimate Lake District adventure activity. Our experienced guides will take you on a journey down a steep and rocky mountain river. You will experience rapid sections of the gorge, sliding down rock slides, swimming through bubbling plunge pools and even leaping over the edge of waterfalls.
We provide you with top-quality equipment to keep you warm and safe throughout the trip.
We provide the latest in safety helmets designed for use in water, each helmet will be carefully fitted and checked by one of our staff before you take the plunge.
There’s no denying it gets cold in our mountain rivers. That’s why Keswick Extreme provides 4 / 5 mm full-length wetsuits to all participants – beware some providers will only provide long-john or short-sleeve wetsuits!
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Changing rooms, bag storage, and toilet
- Photos of your adventure
- Top quality safety equipment: helmets and 4-5mm full length wetsuits
Additional Information
With over 30 years experience in the industry, you’ll have a safe and fun time with our high quality guides. All guides under go rigorous training and are experienced operating in all type of conditions here in the Lake District. We provide you with clean, purpose built changing rooms at our base so you can get ready for your adventure in comfort and we transfer you from our base to the activity in our vehicles to make your experience as stress free as possible.
Location
Keswick Extreme
Southey Hill
We're located on the Southey Hill Industrial Estate and a short walk from Keswick's town centre. Walk past Keswick's Pencil Museum and follow the road around to the left until you see the sign for Keswick Extreme.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(10 Ratings)
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Stephen_c
Aug 15, 2024
Fun in the Lakes - Could change at base,great leadership, plenty of adrenaline fun but always felt safe for young and us not so 14 yr old and 66yr old
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X7147ynjohnm
Aug 12, 2024
Keswick ghyll scrambling - Myself and my 12 year old daughter have just spent the morning ghyll scrambling and we were totally looked after from the moment we arrived. Craig was our guide for the morning and not only does he know his stuff we all had a great laugh. Wetsuits were spot on and although the river was a bit cold today we soon warmed up once we got wet and started coming down the river, changing facilities spot on. We were lucky enough to be in a small group today with loads of photos taken on the way down. Can't recommend these guys enough and we'll definitely try some of the other activities they offer, thanks again Craig 👍
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Traveler15203115522
Jul 15, 2024
Ready to book again!!! - Well what can I say me and my partner had the best day doing this, will definitely be returning to do it again.
Then returning to do some other adventures.
Just want say Luke our guide and coach was absolutely brilliant I would want to book with him on our next visit, he was professional very supportive and such a good laugh he made us feel welcome and so comfortable he gave us great motivation to push on, on parts where I didn't think I could do it.
5* all rounder
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Kcarlin1
Jul 11, 2024
Exhilarating, fun, fantastic - Yesterday we had a fantastic afternoon Ghyll scrambling in Keswick. It has not stopped raining all week so we thought we might as well get in the water! Because of the rain the Ghyll (mountain river) was quite fierce and full but Grace knew how to lead us through it. My 11 year old was nervous to do the first slide as it was steep and loud but she was brave and took the plunge and from that moment she laughed all the way. My 14 ye old loved the whole afternoon. The scenery was beautiful, and we were surprised that we didn’t get at all cold in the water. There is lots of scrambling over slippy rocks involved which kept us warm. Such a fun and different activity. Next time we might try the extreme version with abseiling! We thoroughly recommend Ghyll scrambling on a rainy day!
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Daisy_t
May 31, 2024
Brilliant experience!! - Absolutely amazing experience! I would recommend it to anyone who goes to Keswick. I was worried because I hate the cold but I was amazed how quickly I got used to it. The natural slides and jumps were super fun.
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U2882mbsimonw
May 12, 2024
Group weekend in the lakes - I’ve just got back from a weekend in the lakes where I was a volunteer travelling with a group with diverse disabilities. We booked both the Saturday and Sunday with Keswick Extreme, doing River Tubing, Ghyl Scrambling, Climbing and Abseiling. All the staff of Keswick Extreme were fantastic, being extremely helpful and patient with our diverse group. Throughout they were extremely professional and nothing was too much trouble. The guides were also great fun and quickly became a part of our weekend.
Really can’t recommend these guys enough and thank you very much.
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Matthindy
May 5, 2024
Great family experience, I'd highly reccomend - We had a really fun couple of hours playing in the ghyll as a family, with kids aged 9 & 12.
Keswick Extreme provided a well organised experience - communication was clear beforehand so we knew what to bring and the meet location in Keswick (behind the pencil museum) was ideal.
Our guide for the day, Craig, was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and experienced. He ensured we had fun and stayed safe during our ghyll scrambling trip - I'd definitely recommend booking with Keswick Extreme
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Naomih261
May 1, 2024
Good fun! - Brilliant and fun. Wanted to do this for a long time. Glad I went. Good instruction and felt safe the whole time. Good photos that are free to download from the website. Would recomend
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Catherinehr6731ok
Aug 14, 2024
What a mix up! - Check your booking on arrival carefully - you might end up river tubing instead of ghyll scrambling. Not quite the holiday experience that was expected. Money refunded but experience missed.
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